Convertible scarf and retaining collar



May 7, 1963 v. c. GRANT 3,088,119

CONVERTIBLE SCARF AND RETAINING COLLAR Filed Aug. 3, 1960 F-F, INVENTOR VZ'rna 6'. rant:

\ fl BY ATTORNEY United States Patent "ice 4 Claims. (Cl. 2-207) This invention relates to a collar and has as its primary object the provision of a collar which is so constructed that it may be utilized in holding a scarf thereon and in retaining a scarf while being worn either around the neck or over the head or shoulders of the wearer, and whereby the scarf may be readily adjusted to various positions while engaged by the collar according to the purpose and appearance desired.

Another object is to provide a free or detached collar of the above character which may be worn around the neck independent of and without necessity of attachment to or of being supported by an extraneous garment.

A further object is to provide a scarf retaining collar embodying an elongate flexible panel having a scarf engaging band extending transversely thereof adjacent each of its ends, wherein the bands are adapted to be disposed to overlie one side or the other of the panel whereby the collar may be disposed to present either side thereof outermost with the bands on its outer side, thus rendering the collar reversible, and whereby the collar may be readily applied and used by either a right or left handed person.

With the foregoing objects and advantages in view together with such other objects and advantages as may subsequently appear, the invention resides in the construction hereinafter specified and claimed and illustrated by way of example in the accompanying drawing in which:

FIG. 1 is a plan view of the collar panel in its extended position showing the front face thereof;

FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross section taken on the line 2 -2 of FIG. 1 with the parts shown in spaced apart relation for the sake of clarity;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the assembled collar as seen from the front thereof;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the collar as applied and as utilized in retaining a scarf around the neck of the wearer;

FIG. 5 is a similar view showing the collar as utilized in retaining a scarf disposed over the head of the wearer; and

FIG. 6 is a diagram in plan showing the collar as utilized in retaining a scarf in a fluffed spread position on the shoulders of the wearer.

Referring to the drawings more specifically A indicates generally a collar and B designates a scarf associated therewith.

The collar A preferably comprises an elongated rectangular flexible panel C of textile fabric which panel having parallel longitudinal side margins and end margins is here shown as consisting of a flat tube composed of complementary rectangular outer and inner fabric strips 7 and 8 respectively, which strips are sewed together throughout their margins by stitching 9 as indicated in FIG. 2. In order to eliminate 131W edges, the initially formed tubular panel is turned inside out through a short unstitched portion of one edge of the panel to dispose the raw edges of the fabric on the interior of the panel, after which the unstitched edge portion of the panel is sewed together as indicated at 10 in FIG. 1.

Overlying the outer side of the panel C formed by the strip 7 and extending transversely thereof is a pair of narrow flexible cloth bands '11 and 12 one of which is arranged adjacent to but spaced from one end of the 3,088,119 Patented May 7, 1963 panel C and the other of which is disposed adjacent to but spaced from the other end of the panel C. The bands 1112 have their ends fixedly engaged by stitching between the inturned edges of the strips 7--8 and projecting outwardly from and perpendicular to the longitudinal side margins of the panel and also turned outwardly relative thereto with the intermediate portions of the bands extending between the out-turned end portions freely overlying the outer face of either of the fabric strips 7-8, as shown in FIG. 2.

A similar partly detachable flexible strap 14 has one of its ends fixedly attached by stitching to the upper margin of the panel C intermediate the ends thereof, the other end of the strap 14 being normally free and equipped with one member 15 of a detachable snap-fastener the other member 16 of which is atiixed to the outer side of the marginal portion of the panel C opposite the connection of the fixed end of strap 14.

As a means for detachably interconnecting the ends of the panel C together, one end thereof is fitted with a button 17 disposed adjacent the upper margin of the panel adjacent its end and the other end of the panel has afiixed thereto a button-engaging fabric loop 18 projecting from said other end adjacent the upper margin of the panel C for engagement with the button '17.

The collar A is designed to serve as a holder for the scarf B and also as a means for retaining the scarf in position around the neck of a person when the scarf is worn either as a neck-piece, head-piece, or shoulder cover. To accomplish the above the ends of the scarf B are rove through the loops formed by the bands 11-42 and 14 with the ends of scarf extending from the opposite ends of the collar. The assembled scarf and collar may then be handled in various fashions as in merchandising, transporting, storage, etc. preliminary to use.

In the operation and application of the invention, the collar A with the scarf B attached is positioned to encircle the neck of a person as shown in FIG. 4; the ends of the collar-panel being interconnected by engaging the button 17 by the loop 18 whereby the collar is held in place around the neck of the wearer without other fastenings. The scarf B may then be disposed with its end portions protruding from the end bands 11-12 draped over the chest of the wearer as shown in FIG. 4 or with either or both of its ends thrown over the shoulders to depend over the wearers back, in an obvious fashion, while the intermediate portion of the scarf will overly the exterior side of the collar in pleats or folds so as to cover the collar and be exposed to view in the fashion of a neck-piece.

When it is desired to employ the scarf as a head-dress, the intermediate strap 14 is loosened by disengaging the members 1516 of the snap fastener thus freeing the lower end of the strap 14 whereupon the intermediate portion of the scarf B may be pulled rearward to partly withdraw the end portions of the scarf from the loops formed by the bands 11-12 and such intermediate portion drawn upward and forward into a position extending over the head of the wearer, as shown in FIG. 5.

If it is desired to spread the intermediate portion of the scarf over the shoulders of the wearer the procedure recited in the preceding paragraph is followed except that instead of drawing the scarf over the head, the intermediate portion thereof is spread to overly the shoulders as indicated in FIG. 6.

In this use of the invention the intermediate portion of the scarf may be rumpled or ruflled to impart a decorative appearance.

It will be observed that by the construction and arrangement set forth, the fastening afforded by the button 17 and loop 18 is arranged between the protruding end portions of the scarf B so as to be readily accessible both in applying and removing the collar, and that the scarf B may be retained on the collar at all times after its removal if desired.

By mounting the bands 11--12 with their end portions leading freely from and perpendicular to the side margins of the collar panel, the collar is rendered reversible in that the bands 11-12 may be disposed to overlie either one side or the other of the panel, which is accomplished by swinging the bands 11-12 over the ends of the collar or tucking the ends of the collar through the hands. When the bands are disposed as shown in FIGS. 13 the collar fastenings 17-1S are arranged for convenient manipulation by a right handed person and inconvenient to a left handed person. By reversing the collar as above described to position the bands on the side thereof opposite that shown, the fastenings 1718 will be disposed convenient to manipulation by a left handed person.

This application is filed in substitution of an application, now abandoned, filed by me July 20 1959, Serial Number 828,361, entitled Convertible Scarf.

I claim:

1. In a scarf holding and retaining collar embodying an elongated free rectangular panel of textile fabric adapted to be positioned around the neck of a person; said panel having opposed sides and ends; said panel comprising a pair of overlying complementary inner and outer rectangular flexible strips having inturned longitudinal margins and end margins sewed together, a pair of narrow flexible cloth bands disposed adjacent to the ends of said panel, each of said bands having an intermediate portion and end portions with said end portions engaged between the inturned longitudinal margins of said strips and secured thereto and projecting outwardly and perpendicularly from between said longitudinal margins and also turned outwardly relative to one of said strips with the intermediate portions of the bands freely overlying the outer face of the said strip, said bands being adapted to detachably engage and retain a scarf in overlying relation to said panel with the scarf disposed over the head or shoulders of the wearer, said bands being adapted to be disposed to overlie either side of said panel, co-operating fastening means on the ends of said panel for detachably interconnecting said ends, and a flexible strap intermediate the ends of said panel aflixed at one end only to one of the longitudinal margins of said strips, and means for detachably fastening the other end of said strap to the outer face of the outer strip adjacent the other longitudinal margin thereof, said strap being adapted to cooperate with said bands to hold a scarf in overlying relation to said panel lengthwise thereof.

2. In a scarf holding and retaining collar embodying an elongated free rectangular panel of textile fabric adapted to be positioned around the neck of a person; said panel having opposed sides and ends; said panel comprising a pair of overlying complementary inner and outer rectangular flexible strips having inturned longitudinal margins and end margins sewed together, a pair of narrow flexible cloth bands disposed adjacent to the ends of said panel, each of said bands having an intermediate portion and end portions with said end portions engaged between the inturned longitudinal margins of said strips and secured thereto and projecting outwardly and perpendicularly between said longitudinal margins and also turned outwardly relative to one of said strips with the intermediate portions of the bands freely overlying the outer face of the said strip, said bands being adapted to detachably engage and hold a scarf in overlying relation to said collar panel with the scarf disposed over the head or shoulders of the wearer, and co-operating fastening means on the ends of said panel for detachably interconnecting said ends.

3. The structure called for in claim 2 in which the inturned longitudinal margins and end margins of said flexible strips are sewed together and with the longitudinal margins of the strips united with the ends of said bands.

4. A convertible scarf comprising the combination of a scarf adapted to be worn over the head, or shoulders or draped around the neck of the wearer, and a free flexible collar adapted to be worn around the neck of the wearer, said collar having opposite sides, ends and longitudinal margins, means for detachably connecting said collar ends, a flexible band adjacent each end of said collar ends extending transversely thereof having end portions affixed to said margins and having free intermediate portions adapted to slidably receive and hold spaced portions of the scarf to retain the scarf in overlying relation to the collar with the portion of scarf intermediate the bands extending longitudinally of the collar or draped over the head or spread to overlie the shoulders of the wearer, and a strap intermediate the ends of the collar adapted to detachably receive the scarf.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 600,331 Lanz Mar. 8, 1898 730,323 White et al. June 9, 1903 971,476 Rostenberg Sept. 27, 1910 1,806,721 Tauben May 26, 1931 1,944,507 Grasso Jan. 23, 1934 2,475,931 Wimmer July 12, 1949 2,515,657 Mendl July 18, 1950 FOREIGN PATENTS 930,021 Germany Dec. 1, 1955 

4. A CONVERTIBLE SCARF COMPRISING THE COMBINATION OF A SCARF ADAPTED TO BE WORN OVER THE HEAD, OR SHOULDERS OR DRAPED AROUND THE NECK OF THE WEARER, AND A FREE FLEXIBLE COLLAR ADAPTED TO BE WORN AROUND THE NECK OF THE WEARER, SAID COLLAR HAVING OPPOSITED SIDES, ENDS AND LONGITUDINAL MARGINS, MEANS FOR DETACHABLY CONNECTING SAID COLLAR ENDS, A FLEXIBLE BAND ADJACENT EACH END OF SAID COLLAR ENDS EXTENDING TRANSVERSELY THEREOF HAVING END PORTIONS AFFIXED TO SAID MARGINS AND HAVING FREE INTERMED- 